Gabriel Alves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Alcides Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rhode Island FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 52 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Birmingham Legion | 13 | (2) |
| 2024– | Rhode Island FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2023 | |||
Gabriel Alcides Alves (born 10 February 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship.
College career
[edit]Born in São Paulo, Brazil,[1] Alves moved to the United States and played college soccer for Marshall University from 2020 until 2022.[1][2] He made a total of 52 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for the Thundering Herd,[1][3] being a part of the team that won both the 2020 Conference USA Regular Season[1][4] and the 2020 NCAA College Cup,[1][5][6] with the latter trophy being Marshall's first-ever men's soccer national title, as well as Conference USA's first-ever national championship in any team sport.[5][6] In the same year, he was named to the Conference USA's All-Conference Freshman Team.[1][7]
Having captained the Herd throughout the 2022 season, the team's first campaign in the Sun Belt Conference, Alves was invited to the 2023 MLS Showcase.[1]
Club career
[edit]Birmingham Legion
[edit]On 26 January 2023, Alves signed his first professional contract with Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.[1][8][2]
On 11 March, he made his professional debut, being subbed on for Diba Nwegbo in the 77th minute of the Legion's season opener against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[9] He then scored his first professional goal on 25 March, giving the club a 1–0 league win over Hartford Athletic.[10]
Rhode Island FC
[edit]On 11 December 2023, Alves signed with Rhode Island FC ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[11]
Honours
[edit]Marshall Thundering Herd
- Conference USA regular season: 2020[4]
- NCAA National Championship: 2020[5][6]
Individual
[edit]- Conference USA All-Conference Freshman Team: 2020[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Legion FC adds versatile defender Gabriel Alves". USL Championship. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b Turrentine, Caleb (8 March 2023). "'I want a trophy': Crowded attack, defensive depth raising expectations for Legion in 2023". WBMA-LD. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Gabriel Alves - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ a b "MSOC: Marshall Wins 2020 C-USA Title". Conference USA. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "National Champions! Marshall Beats Indiana 1–0 In OT For College Cup Title" (Press release). Conference USA. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Unseeded Marshall tops IU for first soccer title". ESPN.com. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ a b "MSOC: 2020 All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Legion FC Signs Defender/Midfielder Gabriel Alves". Birmingham Legion FC. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham Legion vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds - 12 March 2023 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Turrentine, Caleb (25 March 2023). "Alves goal, Spangenberg saves help Legion grab three points on the road". WBMA-LD. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "✍️ Gabriel Alves will officially be wearing the Amber and Blue!". Twitter.com. Rhode Island FC. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Gabriel Alves at Soccerway
- Gabriel Alves at WorldFootball.net
- Gabriel Alves at Marshall Thundering Herd
- Gabriel Alves at Birmingham Legion